The Sky is the Limit

I woke with a headache that felt like someone was trying to drill through my skull. I sat up slowly, trying to make heads or tails of what was around me. My vision was blurry, even more than usual. “Glasses,” was the first thing that made it’s way into my mind. I began to search around my room with single minded determination, only this wasn’t my room. As my vision began to focus I realized that I wasn’t even in my own house! I began to pace around in panic wondering if I were dead, or if I was kidnapped. I ran my hands worriedly through my hair clutching buches as I did so. I looked up to the glass ceiling then down to the ground. “Aaahh!” I yelled, realizing that I was fully naked. I covered my...ahem...area biting my nails. “I don’t know where I am or who took me. And I woke up naked!” I began to breathe heavily while dancing around like I had to use the bathroom. *clop, clop, clop* I turned to the door terrified of who may have brought me here. My mind was screaming hide, but my body wouldn’t budge. Just as soon as the door opened I ducked underneath the bed I slept on. I saw what looked like purple legs? They weren’t human more like, some kind of four legged animal?

“Hello? Hey, where did it go?” the creature asked. I lay there mere inches away from this...thing.

“I could’ve sworn it was on this bed.” the purple entity mumbled again. she gasped loudly then ran away. I sat still until the rhythmic clicking of footsteps grew fainter. I rolled out from under the bed looking up at the ceiling.

“This is some crazy dream. I am at the hospital right now. Yeah, yeah, that’s it. They just overdid it with the morphine.” I tried to reassure myself. I slowly rose to my feet. “This is by far the most realistic dream I’ve ever had.” I mumbled. “Seeing how as I may be asleep for a while, let’s try and find my stuff.” I walked cautiously to the door. I opened it as slow as I could so it wouldn't make a sound. I found myself in a hallway made of what looked like even more glass. ”I see that not only Justin Bieber like’s to sell his douchiness with a house made entirely of glass.”. It was a long narrow hallway. I sprinted as fast as I could towards the door at the end. I nearly skidded to a stop on the polished floors. There were two voices coming from the other side.

“Is it a Manticore?” one deep voice asked.

“I don’t know. Princess Twilight said that it was too small.” another slightly higher voice added in.

“Is it some sort of deformed Centaur?”

“It could be, but centaurs have four legs this thing only has two.” Then there was the muffled sound of a trumpet call. “That must be the princess, come on!”

“Princess...Twilight?” I played around with the familiar name. The moment the two guards were gone I opened the door into a massive dome shaped room. I felt the heat of the sun on my heels; turning I saw a small balcony that led outside. I ran as if fueled by pure instinct to what seemed to be my freedom, but as soon as I passed through the short archway I saw that I was hundreds of feet off of the ground. Flailing my arms about wild twisting I managed to stop myself. “That was too close.” I said to myself. I looked up from the balcony, greeted by the most beautiful landscape I had ever laid my eyes on. The rolling plains adorned by towering mountains in the distance. I subconsciously walked to the edge taking in the warm breeze coming through. I had became so caught up in the weather I didn’t realize that I was being watched. *siff* The moment i heard that sound I whipped around instantly, greeted by some purple and green figure, no higher than my waist, staring at me. We were locked in a stalemate, neither of us willing to move until i shifted my position causing it to run.

“Aaaah, Twilight! That thing that came through the portal is out!” It shouted loudly.

“Shit, Wait!” I ran after the little green man. I chased him down some stairs that led to a forked path. “Come on, you’ve got to be kidding me!” I growled in anger. “If that little thing tells whatever other….whatever they are where I am.” I stopped ”Well hell, I don’t know”. I stood there in terror trying to decide what my sext move would be.

“Quick, it’s up here!” I heard the little green creature yeall from the right door. With no hesitation I bolted through the door. I should’ve exercised  more caution. The moment I ran through the doors I heard the thunderous rumble of footsteps around me. “Don’t look back.” I whispered to myself. Two guards appeared in front of me.

“Halt, creature!” the larger dark grey one yelled. I checked my surroundings and immediately turned left into an open door. I ran into a kitchen full of Horses. I took no time to try and figure out what was going on as my mind was fueled by adrenaline and the need to escape. I ducked and dodged  horses unicorns wielding spatulas, frying pans, and pots. I emerged from the other side into a massive foyer. at the end was a door and the way out.

“Stop!” a feminine voice called out.

Hearing whoever she was only made me want to escape even more. I pushed myself as hard as I could. “Ha *wheeze* haha.” I rasped as t my salvation was nearly in reach.

“Stop right there!” a white guard with blue gray eyes commanded. I tested my luck and only pushed on harder. He readied himself like a bull about to charge. Only a few feet away from him I jumped in the air reaching out to the sunlight then I felt something warm and misty surround before throwing me to the ground with a solid thud. I tried to get up and run again, but I was faced with two blue gray eyes looking on me with malice.

“It’s no use, you’re surrounded.” he stated triumphantly over me. I looked around and saw a sea of these sentient horses surrounding me. I put my hands behind my head and got on my knees. “I really hope that this is a dream.” I said worriedly.

“let me through.”

I saw something purple parting the guards forcefully. Then there she was standing over me, purple unicorn with wings, and a hot pink string running through her hair.

“Look at all of you, trying to harm this poor defenseless creature.”

“Defenseless?” I mouthed.

“It doesn't know where it is, for all we know it could be a new endangered species!” she stomped a hoof forcefully. “Now I am going to take this...um...thing back to the tower.”

She turned around and began walking towards the crowd around us. The guards parted without saying a word. Letting .y curiosity get the better of me I followed her closely. “I know I've seen you somewhere before, but I can't remember.” That feeling of deja-vu grew stronger the more I examined her. Soon the short green and purple creature ran up to her and climbed on to her back. They were whispering something that I could only get the slightest gist of. I was able to point out two words, “sure” and “hope”. Two words that could mean life or death.

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We reached the room where I had woken up. I walked over to the bed, taking a seat when I felt the same warm feeling that I had downstairs. She stood me up straight, closed the door, then turned to me with judgemental eyes.

“You are an intelligent creature, there's no doubt in that.” she said while circling me.

“You have very little fur on you except for your head. Also, you have the upper body of a centaur, but no horns, and you only have two legs.” she sat on her haunches.

“What are you?”

I opened my mouth to answer but all that came out were incoherent peeps and airy rasps. She leaned in closer as if I was telling her a riveting tale. I closed my mouth, took a few breaths then spoke.

“I'm a..a person?”

Her eyes went wide in shock. “You can talk?!” she shouted.

“Y..yes.” I cowered a little.

She paced around the room excitedly. “Oh my goodness, Spike it can talk!” she stood directly in front of me. “Do you know what I am saying?” she said annunciating every syllable.

“Yes, I can understand you.” I replied quietly. She started to run in place while squealing in delight.

“Spike do you know what this means?!” she shouted into the little green creatures face.

“What Twilight?” he fearfully responded.

“I've found a new species completely unknown to Equestria! I've found a..” she trailed. “What are you exactly?”

“I'm a human being.” I replied with a little more confidence.

She put her hoof to her chin saying “human” slowly. “Well... human, do you go by any names?”

“M..my name is Reginald Morris.”

She said my name slowly a few times plus one just to make sure she got it right. “Okay, ‘Reginald Morris’, where are you from?”

It was then I realized that I didn't even know where I was. “I was kinda wondering if you can tell me where I am?” I asked nervously.

“Oh right, you are in the land of Equestria.” she declared with an outstretched hoof.

“Wait, Equestria, equus, equine, an equine is any

animal pertaining to the horse family. She is a horse right? She does appear to have equine features, but she's smaller than your average horse. Hmmm, and wait did that little creature call her Twilight? So did the guards! Oh dear God! I realised where I was.

“Are you okay?” she concretely asked.

I put my hands on my head and collapsed to my knees. “How did I get here?!” I asked with a trembling voice.

“We found you in my lab on the floor.” she cautiously responded.

It all came back to me. The blizzard, the lightning, the hold and..... the sprite. I felt like bawling my eyes out. My breathing began to quicken as I started to panic again. I looked up at her.

“Please, I need to get back home!” I whimpered.

She looked at the little creature then back to me. “I'm sorry, we've tried to reopen the mirror.” she stopped. “I'm so sorry.”

I didn't care who saw or what it would make me look like, upon hearing those words I broke down. I had never cried so hard in my life. All of the people in my life probably thought that I was dead, and I couldn't tell them that I'm okay. I cried even harder, screaming “why.” In the midst of my emotional breakdown I felt something warm and furry wrap around my. I took my head out of my hands and saw two teary eyes looking up at me. I pulled her into a tight sorrowful embrace.

Now I am alone in a world I do not know, and I'm scared.